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Christa Pike is awake after failed execution as her attorneys seek more information

Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, is awake and speaking after surviving a failed execution attempt

October 07, 2026

The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say

The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, industry executives said at a forum

October 06, 2026

Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia

Bulgaria’s prime minister says that two commercial vessels have been struck by drones in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea

October 06, 2026

Australia

Australian opposition party vows 'biggest cut to immigration' in country's history

Australia's conservative opposition coalition has proposed to slash temporary and humanitarian visas while prioritising skilled workers in what it called the "biggest cut to

October 06, 2026

Yemeni government forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of

October 05, 2026

Mexico demands evidence of alleged cross-border shots after US ambassador comments

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that her government has requested evidence from US authorities regarding

October 05, 2026

Germany at risk of violent conflict with Russia, intelligence chief says

Germany is at risk of entering a violent conflict as Moscow steps up an increasingly aggressive "shadow war" against European democracies, its head of

October 05, 2026

Middle East oil exports top pre-war levels for part of September but tanker attacks increase

Gulf oil exporters topped pre-war levels for about half of September, shipping data showed on Monday, though attacks on tankers and logistical constraints

October 05, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes police to court over Epstein files arrest

Britain's judicial office said on Monday a court hearing would take place on Thursday after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles,

October 05, 2026

Australia|Sports|World

Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak

The cockatoo has been official unveiled as the emblem for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane

October 05, 2026

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base

October 05, 2026

Body camera footage shows moment officer shoots woman in Baltimore County

October 04, 2026

Oil settles lower after Europe agrees to tap diesel reserves

Crude futures finished down after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves to lower prices and reduce fuel

October 02, 2026

FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

October 02, 2026

YPF investors ask US Supreme Court to revive $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina

Investment firms Petersen Energia and Eton Park petitioned the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a $16.1 billion judgment against

October 02, 2026

Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence as Alberta separation vote nears

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked a proposed oil pipeline to the Pacific coast

October 01, 2026

Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who

October 01, 2026

Man accused of neglecting, starving dog, sheriff's office says

October 01, 2026

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, Kabul and UN say

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed 10 civilians, mostly children, Afghanistan and the United Nations say

October 01, 2026

Both parents of toddler found with loaded handgun at Canton daycare to be arraigned

October 01, 2026

Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Proxy adviser calls for Australia's ASX shareholders to reject pay report

Influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services has urged Australian Securities Exchange investors to vote against its pay plans, saying

October 01, 2026

Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas

A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign

October 01, 2026

Senate punts bill to permanently ban Chinese cars until after midterm elections

A bill aiming to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled in the Senate as lawmakers headed for the exits until after the November midterm elections

October 01, 2026

What is red-dyed diesel and can it help lower prices, as Trump wants?

The White House is considering regulatory relief that would expand sales of red-dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, as prices surge

October 01, 2026

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